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البطم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the Pistacia tree, its green fruit, and its medicinal properties. The fruit is described as warming, diuretic, and beneficial for coughs, facial paralysis, and kidney ailments. Its dried leaves are used to promote hair growth and improve its condition.

Derived headwords

البُطْمnoun
  1. 1.
    Pistacia treeboth

    The tree itself, likely referring to the species Pistacia lentiscus.

  2. 2.
    green fruitboth

    The unripe, green fruit of the Pistacia tree.

بِضمتينother
  1. 1.
    with two dammahclassical

    A phonetic description indicating the pronunciation of the root letter 'ب' with two dammah vowels.

مُسَخِّنadjective
  1. 1.
    warmingclassical

    Having a warming effect, often used in traditional medicine to describe the properties of substances.

مُدِرّadjective
  1. 1.
    diureticclassical

    Having the property of increasing the flow of urine, used in a medicinal context.

باهيadjective
  1. 1.
    lustrousclassical

    Shining or gleaming, often used to describe hair or complexion.

تُغَلِّفverb
  1. 1.
    to covermodern

    To envelop or wrap something, in this context referring to the application of leaves.

مَنْخُولadjective
  1. 1.
    siftedmodern

    Having been passed through a sieve or filter, indicating a fine preparation.

يُنْبِتverb
  1. 1.
    to make growmodern

    To cause something to sprout or develop, specifically referring to hair growth.

يُحَسِّنverb
  1. 1.
    to improvemodern

    To make something better in quality or condition, referring to hair.

Parallel reading

الحبة الخضراء، أو شجرها
the green fruit, or its tree
ثمره مسخن مدر باهي
its fruit is warming, diuretic, and lustrous
نافع للسعال واللقوة والكلية
beneficial for cough, facial paralysis, and the kidney
وتغليف الشعر بورقه الجاف المنخول
and covering the hair with its dried, sifted leaves
ينبته ويحسنه
makes it grow and improves it